Ministry of Electronics and IT will set up centres for transformational artificial intelligence (AI) that will collaborate with academia and industry to develop AI-base solutions, a senior government official said.
MyGov CEO Abhishek Singh, who also heads Digital India Corporation and National e-Governance Division, said that a fund of funds is also being created that will provide financial support to startups at all stages of their development.
Speaking at a FICCI event on AI, Abhishek Singh said India has a lot of AI-skilled forces.
Abhishek Singh said the Department of Science and Technology too has set up Technology Innovation Hubs under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
Abhishek Singh Said :
Telangana Principal secretary for Department of Industries and Commerce and IT Jayesh Ranjan said the state government has guaranteed that any AI solution which has relevance for the government will be adopted by it without bidding and irrespective of the experience.
Jayesh Ranjan said that over 30 solutions under this scheme of the state government have been adopted and tried for projects like e-voting.
Jayesh Ranjan Said :
Jayesh Ranjan said that a lot can be achieve by using AI but it should not be at the cost of doing anything wrong, misgovernance, etc.